On February 25-26, 2019, the Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization (TPO), the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), and the Palm Beach Transportation Planning Agency (TPA) came together to host the 2019 Safe Streets Summit. More than 500 transportation professionals, elected officials, community partners, and other advocates of safer streets and improved access to multimodal transportation gathered at the InterContinental Miami Hotel. They participated in dynamic sessions focused on tools, policies, and implementation strategies needed for advancing Complete Streets projects. Complete Streets are streets that are designed and operated to enable safe access for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclist, motorists, and transit riders of all ages and abilities.

The two-day event included a full conference day featuring nationally-recognized speakers including former U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx (currently serving as the Chief Policy Officer at Lyft), Emiko Atherton (Director of National Complete Streets Coalition at Smart Growth America), and Darcy Kitching (Walk2Connect Cooperative).

The second day featured five separate mobile workshop tours that highlighted different parts of Miami-Dade County to focus on transportation and built environment efforts that also promote economic development, livability, and access to transportation options, both locally and regionally. The workshop tours included the City of Coral Gables, the City of Miami Beach, Downtown Miami, the Brightline MiamiCentral station, and The Underline. Co-hosted with Walk2Connect, AARP, and the Miami-Dade Age-Friendly Initiative, the Safe, Connected Age-Friendly Communities walking tour highlighted features of a city that is livable for all ages.

The annual Safe Streets Awards ceremony recognized local Complete Streets individual and community champions from each county. The recently completed Clematis Streetscape project in downtown West Palm Beach was selected as the best Complete Streets project for the entire region by attendees. The Palm Beach TPA presented awards to recognize Raphael Clemente as its Complete Streets Champion and the City of Palm Beach Gardens as its Complete Streets Community.

Go to PalmBeachTPA.org/Meeting to access online agendas and backup materials (posted one week in advance of each meeting), and presentations, minutes and audio recordings of past meetings of the Governing Board, advisory committees, and the Transportation Disadvantaged Local Coordinating Board. Members of the public are encouraged to attend all meetings of these Boards and committees, as well as ad hoc committee meetings or workshops publicly noticed on PalmBeachTPA.org.

This is the website of the Palm Beach MPO doing business as the Palm Beach Transportation Planning Agency.

Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status. Hearing impaired individuals are requested to telephone the Florida Relay System at #711. For complaints, questions, or concerns about civil rights or nondiscrimination; to request special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); or to request translation services at least five business days prior to a meeting (free of charge), please contact: Malissa S. Booth, Public Relations Manager & Title VI / ADA Officer Email: MBooth@PalmBeachTPA.org or Call: 561-684-4143